Lane suffered a broken arm on an interception return in the first quarter of Seattle's Super Bowl loss against New England. Lane torn his ACL on the same play, the Seattle Times reports.

Lane spent the first half of the 2014 season on injured reserve with a groin injury. He was limited to seven games, registering 13 tackles and one fumble recovery.

Seahawks place DT Jordan Hill on injured reserve

by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(1/6/15) The Seahawks announced a several of roster moves on Tuesday, according to the Everett Herald. The team placed defensive tackle Jordan Hill on injured reserve with a calf injury. In a corresponding move, Seattle signed defensive back Steven Terrell off the practice squad to fill Hill's roster spot. Defensive tackle Jimmy Staten was also signed to the practice squad.

Hill played in 13 games, recording 19 tackles, 5.5 sacks and an interception.

Seahawks DST can't be stopped

by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer

(12/22/14) The Seahawks DST had another dominant performance Week 16 at Arizona, continuing a nine-week run that has made it once again arguably the top unit in Fantasy. During that stretch, it has averaged 16.2 Fantasy points, allowing 11.9 points on 231.3 yards.

It allowed only six points on 216 yards in Week 16, recording four sacks and one interception. Of the Seahawks' 33 sacks this season, 20 have come in their last five games.

Clearly, they had a favorable matchup in this one, but they also shut down the Eagles in Week 14. You don't have any reason to shy away from the Seahawks DST against St. Louis in Week 17.

Seahawks lock up DE Cliff Avril to four-year, $28.5M extension

by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(12/19/14) The Seahawks have signed defensive end Cliff Avril to a four-year contract extension worth $28.5 million with $16 million guaranteed, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reports.

Avril was set to become a free agent at the end of the season before signing an extension. Since joining the Seahawks in 2013, the 28-year-old pass-rusher totaled 40 tackles, 12 1/2 sacks and six forced fumbles over 29 games.

Seahawks defense keeps rolling

by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

(12/14/14) The Seahawks defense continued their strong late-season run in Week 15, with a 17-7 win over the 49ers Sunday.

The Seahawks mostly failed to make many big plays, but the 49ers just couldn't get anything done against them offensively. The 49ers managed just 245 yards of total offense in the game, and though they failed to come away with any turnovers, the Seahawks did sack Colin Kaepernick six times en route to 16 Fantasy points.

The Seahawks have found their way on defense of late, averaging 19.0 Fantasy points per game over the last four. They will look to keep it up in Week 16 against the Cardinals, and should be viewed as a must-start unit.

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The Seahawks defense is considered the reason the team won the Super Bowl in 2013, especially their dominating performance in shutting down the best offense in NFL history with the Broncos in the title game. Fantasy owners know the Seahawks DST was amazing last year as the No. 1 unit with 28 interceptions, 44 sacks, 11 fumble recoveries, four defensive touchdowns and two safeties. They held opponents to a league-low 231 points, and they should be dominant once again. Losing key players like Chris Clemons (Jacksonville), Red Bryant (Jacksonville) and Brandon Browner (New England) will hurt, but the Seahawks brought back Michael Bennett and Tony McDaniel, drafted rookies like Cassius Marsh and Kevin Pierre-Louis and still have an excellent secondary led by Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. The Seahawks DST should be considered the No. 1 option in all leagues, and they are worth drafting with a mid- to late-round pick. We don't advocate drafting a DST until the final couple of rounds in most formats, but the Seahawks DST is worth drafting a round or two earlier based on their upside.
(Updated 5/22/14)